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Directions to the meeting pointTahivlla is on the Carretera Nacional No 340 also known as the E5. Ruffly half way between Tarifa and Vejer de la frontera

Information about the meetingWe will be visiting the area around La Janda and Barbate estuary. The area will be hot at this time of the year so being hats and sunscreen.

Accommodation in the areaCheck out the ABS for affiliated members in the areaClothing and foodIt will be hot so light clothing, hats and sun screen. I will be bringing a packed lunch but there are lots of excellent venats in the area.Possible birdsWhite Stork, Short-toed Eagle, Booted Eagle, Spanish imperial eagle, Egyptian Vulture, Griffon Vulture, Montagu's Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Purple Swamphen, Glossy Ibis, Bald Ibis and possibly Black Stork.

New member Susan Devereaux will be joining you on Saturday. Message sent to you by email (copy of reply to Susan from me). She will pass on her membership fee which I can collect from you at the committee meeting on 8 September.

I think Bob has mentioned that my son & I will be joining you on Saturday. He's the expert, not me - he's been birding since he first noticed the blackbirds in the garden and recognises calls, songs juveniles, etc. He's 14 now. We have been following ABS activities fir some years now and have watched it grow steadily and are now proud to be members.

We are ex-expats having lived in Puerto Santa Maria for 10 years until 2011. Our 'patch' was our wild garden and Valdelagrana. We used to go ringing from time to time with the Ardea group in Cadiz, which was the last time we went to la Janda - night ringing of nightjars, a couple of years ago. Nico's job was to release the birds. There's not a day goes by when we don't ask ourselves why we ever left!

Nico & I look forward to taking off from Apolo xi at 9.30am on Saturday,